Matches on TV
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Dec 20 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0 - 0 | A |
| Dec 14 | Newcastle United | 1 - 0 | H |
| Dec 6 | Manchester City | 0 - 3 | A |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Dec 28 | Leeds United | H | |
| Jan 1 | Manchester City | H | |
| Jan 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 17 | 2 | 27 |
| 7 | Man Utd | 17 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Palace | 17 | 2 | 26 |